Its June 19th -- the evening of the first day of the first day of the MREA -- these are a few impressions from our day at the fair...
The MREA is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
This is probably the best of the energy fairs for Do-It-Yourselfers who want to build renewable energy projects.
This year it is offering 219 hour long workshops covering just about every renewable energy and sustainable living area. Subject areas include solar thermal, solar electricity, energy efficient and sustainable construction, greenhouses, sustainable heating and cooling -- just about everything. I've gone to more than a dozen of these workshops, and in general the quality of the presenters has been excellent -- in some cases, the presenters have worldwide reputations.
In addition, there are several building green demos for strawbale, straw clay and earth block construction.
There are also hundreds of product sellers and manufacturers at the fair.
All in all, its a pretty unbeatable way to get a lot of good inform
The fair is put on with all renewable power, and all of the garbage is collected and composted or recycled.
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We attended workshops today on greywater recycling, solar greenhouses, PV, organic eating on a dime, wind basics r for women, and sustainable living simplified -- all very good as usual.
The PV workshop was quite interesting, in that the MREA has a
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There were several green building demos going on. The people doing the building were very willing to answer questions about the building technique they were using.
There is an extensive display area for energy efficient and clean transportation, including a number of EV conversions by individuals, as well as the latest in hybrid and electric cars.
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